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Richard Thomas has shown that little evidence exists to support that Horace and Virgil were friends. Virgil never mentions Horace in his poetry, and while Horace mentions Virgil warmly in his , the few times Virgil appears in Horace’s later poems the sense is ambiguous or mechanical. Neither appears in the other’s by Suetonius, yet a close friendship between them is taken for granted. This idea of friendship likely comes from frequent images of Horace and Virgil together, usually with Maecenas, in the works of later poets. Martial, Calpurnius Siculus, and the author of the go to great lengths to portray Maecenas as the ideal patron their own patrons should emulate, and in so doing they often name Horace and Virgil as recipients of Maecenas’ generosity. Later generations of poets and writers pick up the imagery and the original pairing for the sake of patronage created the impression of friendship and association.

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Richard Thomas ha dimostrato che esistono poche prove per sostenere che Orazio e Virgilio erano amici. Virgilio non menziona mai Orazio nella sua poesia, e mentre Orazio menziona Virgilio calorosamente nelle sue Satire; le poche volte in cui Virgilio appare nei componimenti successivi di Orazio il senso e ambiguo o meccanico. Nessuno dei due appare nella di Svetonio dell’altro, ma una stretta amicizia tra di loro e data per scontata. Q uesta idea di amicizia probabilmente deriva da frequenti immagini di Orazio e Virgilio insieme, di solito con Mecenate, nelle opere dei poeti successivi. Marziale, Calpurnio Siculo e l’autore della arrivano al punto di ritrarre Mecenate come il patrono ideale che i propri patroni dovrebbero emulare, e cosi facendo citano spesso Orazio e Virgilio come beneficiari della sua generosita. Le successive generazioni di poeti e scrittori, che riprendono l’immagine e il binomio originale nell’interesse del mecenatismo, hanno creato l’impressione di amicizia e associazione.

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